2000 Gibson – Blueshawk – ID 4551

The Blueshawk is a semi-hollow body electric guitar, the Gibson produced from 1996 to 2006. The body shape is similar to the Les Paul, has two F-holes and the strings are fed through the body via six (Fender-typical) individual riders, just like on a Telecaster.
The pickups almost look like P-90s but are called Blues-90. Similar to Jazzmaster PUs, the polepieces consist of (Alnico 5) magnets and are not adjustable in height. (On a P-90, the bar magnet is located under the height-adjustable pole pieces). There is a dummy coil in the base to reduce hum. For tonal variety, the electrics have been equipped with a Variotone rotary switch. This circuit can be activated via the push/pull potentiometer of the toner control.

The guitar has some slight signs of use, the frets are still good, the tuners and pot knobs are no longer original.

- Body: poplar (two-piece, hollow-milled)
- Top: Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: rosewood (12" radius)
- Scale length: 25,5 inch
- nut width: approx. 41.8mm
- Neck profile: Medium C
- Frets: 22
- Pickup: 2x Blues 90 with dummy coil
- Controls: 1x Vol, 1x Tone (Push/Pull), 1x Variotone-Rotoswitch
- PU selector switch: 3-way blade
- D'Addario Planet Wave locking tuners (not original)
- Potentiometer knobs: Barrel gold with pearloid top (not original)
- Color: Heritage Cherry (translucent)
- Weight: 2973 gram
- incl. Suitcase